Dictionary adds new batch of words

• Story Highlights
• The wordsmiths at Merriam-Webster chose words after years of monitoring their use
  
• Many of the new entries reflect the nation's growing interest in the culinary arts
  
• Others reflect current events and much-discussed news topics
  
• New this year: 'mondegreen,' a term that describes words mistaken for other words
  
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